Dr. Justin Walker
Dr. Justin Walker, associate professor of Old Testament and Christian Ministries, has been selected as the winner of Lee University’s 2025 Excellence in Teaching Award. Dr. Paul Conn, president of Lee, formally acknowledged Dr. Walker’s achievement during the school’s spring commencement.
“I’m truly humbled to receive this year’s Excellence in Teaching Award and am grateful to serve alongside so many who work tirelessly to serve students and to uphold Lee University’s longstanding legacy of excellence in the classroom,” said Dr. Walker.
The Excellence Awards are the highest honors presented to Lee faculty members and recognize advising, scholarship, and teaching. The Excellence in Teaching is the oldest award, and it is considered to be superior among the three.
“Dr. Walker is one of those rare professors we all enjoy hearing – whether he’s teaching in the classroom or preaching in chapel,” said Dr. Conn. “He reminds us that a professor can be popular without being superficial, and that a lecture can be intellectually deep without being dull. He truly makes Lee a better place.”
Dr. Walker joined the School of Theology & Ministry faculty in 2019. His research focuses on biblical poetry, ancient Near Eastern iconography, and Old Testament Theology. He is the author of “The Power of Images: The Poetics of Violence in Lamentations 2 and Ancient Near Eastern Art” and is currently composing the Book of Lamentations volume for the Old Testament Theology series. Prior to Lee, Dr. Walker served for 10 years in a variety of ministerial roles at Mount Paran North Church of God in Georgia.
He earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament from Emory University, his Master of Theology and his Master of Divinity from Candler School of Theology, and his Bachelor of Arts from Lee.
The winner of the Excellence in Teaching Award is chosen by an anonymous committee of three faculty and three students, each representing a different department at Lee.
Dr. Paul Conn congratulates Dr. Walker during commencement